An exciting new project - Enhancing Local Government Capacity for Development was launched today by the Permanent Secretary, Mr Amos Malupenga in Lusaka, Zambia with the EU Ambassador to Zambia and COMESA, and representatives of participating councils, development partners and government ministries in attendance. Read More

Next stop on the visit to the Pacific for Deputy Secretary-General Lucy Slack is CLGF's Regional Office in Suva, Fiji. Read More

CLGF Deputy Secretary-General Lucy Slack is getting up to speed with what members are doing in the Pacific Region with a visit to Australia, New Zealand and the CLGF Regional Office in Suva, Fiji. Read More

The 2018 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) was kick-started today with UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajčk citing inequality, urban planning, mobilising finance for the SDGs and partnerships as the key reasons why the UN needs to work with local and regional government to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Read More

CLGF took part in a public event to showcase research on Economic Recovery in Post-Conflict Cities at the Anglo Centre in Bloomsbury, London. Held at the beginning of July, the evening panel discussion complemented, and drew from the discussions of a two-day research seminar, jointly hosted by CLGF. Read More

CLGF is supporting the government of eSwatini in a project entitled Reducing Poverty Through LED. Read More